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Rignano Garganico: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Foggia, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Contrada Mezzanagrande 1, Rignano Garganico.

Rignano Garganico, the Gargano's balcony over the Tavoliere

From the edge of the village the whole plain opens up. Rignano Garganico stands on the south-western rim of the Gargano promontory, looking out over the Tavoliere plain, which is why it is called the balcony of Apulia. The Grotta Paglicci, a prehistoric cave studied by archaeologists, lies within its territory. The centre is compact, with stone houses and steep lanes, and people go down to San Severo and Foggia for services and work.

Most purchases here are houses in the old village: masonry buildings, often several storeys on small plots, where the roof, stairs and wiring need a careful look. Streets are steep and parking is not always by the door.

The population has fallen sharply: 1,789 residents in 2023, down 18.7% since 2011, or 411 fewer people. The average age is 48.9 against 45.2 in the province, and over-65s are 29.3%, above 23.3% across the province. Foreign residents make up 10.3%.

Rignano is in seismic zone 2, together with 50 other municipalities in the province of Foggia, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.204 g. Before buying a masonry house, find out whether it has had any strengthening work and have a surveyor inspect it.

The report for an address measures elevation and slope, checks the official landslide and flood maps and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps, which are published for this municipality.

Key points

  • Rim of the Gargano looking over the Tavoliere plain.
  • Population down 18.7% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 29.3%, against 23.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2: have masonry houses inspected.

Overview

Rignano Garganico is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,789 residents, ranked 41 of 61 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rignano Garganico is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (51 of 61) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.204 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rignano Garganico, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 18.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rignano Garganico declared an average taxable income of 16,588 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rignano Garganico is in climate zone E, with 2,147 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 590 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rignano Garganico has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 1.7 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.9).

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.2% of the land in Rignano Garganico, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Rignano Garganico is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Puglia in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Rignano Garganico.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rignano Garganico: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Rignano Garganico are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 12 inhabited census areas in Rignano Garganico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 69.4%
  • good 30.6%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 071041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.